Published: January 7, 2025
After being brought back to the ancient clan by the strong members of the Ji Family, Princess Ruyue knew that this matter was definitely not simple.
Although after returning to the Ji Family, they did not say anything to her and Ji Wuxue, merely allowing the two to return to their own courtyard, Princess Ruyue was very clear that since the Ji Family had brought her and Ji Wuxue back from Tian Gong, there must be important matters to discuss.
However, such matters might not necessarily be good news.
Standing by the window, Princess Ruyue looked outside.
“Chen, where exactly are you?”
Princess Ruyue's heart was filled with worry and longing.
Since parting ways at the Palace of the Vast Cold, she had lost all news of Qin Chen. She and You Qianxue had entered the camp in the Myriad Races Battlefield for training, where they also witnessed the brutality of the battlefield.
Later, when the Myriad Divine Treasury opened, although they were unable to enter the Myriad Divine Treasury for training, they did enter the external sub-secret realm of the Myriad Divine Treasury and gained astonishing improvements.
All of them had stepped into the human venerable realm, and Ji Wuxue had even become a peak human venerable through her accumulated strength.
However, during their time there, they had encountered people from the ancient clan, leading to their identities being exposed and their family becoming aware of the situation.
Thus, on their way back from Tian Gong, they were intercepted by members of the Ji Family and brought back.
Although Tian Gong was a top force among the human race, the ancient clan was also a rather unique power within the human race. While it was not widely known outside, the ancient clan held an extraordinary and powerful position, being a superpower within the human race.
However, the Ji Family's position within the ancient clan was somewhat special, causing concern.
Princess Ruyue sighed deeply and closed her eyes to cultivate. Currently, the only thing she could do was to continuously improve her strength. In a force like the Ji Family, only by enhancing her own power could she have enough say.
Meanwhile, in the Council Hall of the Ji Family, several strong figures exuding terrifying auras were sitting there. At the forefront was an old elder, who was the current ancestor of the Ji Family, Ji Tianyao.
“Tianqi, speak your mind. The universe is turbulent, and not long ago, there was a great battle in the Myriad Races Battlefield. It is rumored that even the Yuanmo Ancestor acted secretly. In my opinion, after years of maintaining order, this peace is about to be broken again. Once the war begins, I fear our ancient clan will have difficulty remaining uninvolved. With the Xiao Family's insidiousness, they will surely push the Ji Family to the forefront and use us as cannon fodder,” Ji Tianyao said coldly, his eyes icy as he emitted a chilling aura.
The Ji Family, while still one of the four great families of the ancient clan, had completely lost its voice after that battle years ago. Now, the ancient clan was dominated solely by the Xiao Family.
The Ji Family could only survive by relying on the Xiao Family.
Ji Tianqi, the current head of the Ji Family, was sitting at Ji Tianyao's side. He spoke in a deep voice, “Ancestor, although our Ji Family has relied on the Xiao Family in recent years, we have also been striving to improve, attempting to break free from their control. However, the Xiao Family has caught onto our intentions, which is why they recently made such a demand, requiring our saintess to marry their family head as the eighteenth concubine. Hmph, how can our Ji Family saintess, with her noble status, be a concubine for that old man from the Xiao Family?”
This current Ji Family saintess was none other than Ji Tianqi’s daughter, Ji Xinyi, who was also the strongest prodigy of the Ji Family.
“No matter what, I absolutely will not allow Xinyi to marry into the Xiao Family. You all know that she is our Ji Family's top prodigy, now at the peak human venerable realm. Moreover, Xinyi is still young and possesses the most outstanding bloodline of the Ji Family. If she marries into the Xiao Family, our Ji Family would be completely finished, and we would never be able to escape their control,” Ji Tianqi said coldly.